Lantern attachment



Jan. 29, 1952 wm N 2,583,915

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Patented Jan. 29, 1952 OFFICE LANTERN ATTACHMENT l i 1 Randolph F.Wickman, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application June 29, 1950, Serial No. 170,991

This invention relates generally to lanterns and more particularly to anattachment for a lantern removably secured on the upper end thereof.

The primary object of this invention is to provide an attachment for alantern which facilitates utilization of the heat produced by thelantern, as well as the light, and it should be particularly noted thatthe attachment does not prevent utilization of the light giving power ofthe lantern.

Another object of this invention is to provide means for supportingcooking utensils or other articles to be heated by the heat generated inthe lantern.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide an attachment of thecharacter mentioned above which has a damper making it possible tocontrol the amount of hot air escaping directly upward through the topof the device.

Still another object of this invention is to provide an attachment ofthe character mentioned above which is capable of being used withseveral different types of lanterns.

A last object to be mentioned specifically is to provide a device of thecharacter mentioned above which is relatively inexpensive andpracticable to manufacture, which is simple, safe and conveniently used,and which will give generally efficient and durable service.

With these objects definitely in view, this invention resides in certainnovel features of construction, combinations and arrangement of elementsand portions that will hereinafter be described in detail in thespecification, particularly pointed out in the appended claim, andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, which form a material part ofthis application, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the attachment operativelysecured upon a lantern of suitable character;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of the attachmentseparated fromthe lantern;

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 3-3 in Figurel and looking in the direction of the arrows; and

Figure 4 is a fragmentary enlarged vertical sectional view showing aportion of the top plate and the contiguous portion of the damper.

Similar characters of reference designate similar or identical elementsand portions throughout the specification and throughout the difierentviews of the drawing.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, this 1 Claim. (Cl. 126-256)invention includes a lantern generally indicated by the numeral Hi andhaving a combination base and fuel tank I 2, a glass supporting :framel3, a lantern glass [6 and light generating element, such as thoseindicated as mantles, l8. There is depicted in the drawing, for purposesof illustration of this invention, a frame H which is of substantiallyregular cross sectional area throughout its height, except for a reducedperforated neck portion ll between the major portion of the frame [3 andthe usual dome shaped element 19. In this construction, a flange 20 issecured, as by welding, or otherwise, on an upper portion of the framel3, this flange extending horizontally and radially.

The attachment includes a hollow sheet metal hood, generally indicatedby the numeral 22, and including, in the preferred form, lower and uppercylindrical portions 24 and 26, respectively, and an intermediateportion 28 which is corrugated, with the ribs of the corrugationsdisposed horizontally. The lower cylindrical portion 34 is provided witha plurality of inwardly extending brackets 30, which engage or seat uponthe flange 20, thus supporting the hood on the frame It. It should againbe noted that in some instances the flange 20 may be unnecessary.

The lower and upper cylindrical portions 24 and 26 are provided withventilating apertures 32 and 34. The hood is provided with a top plate36 which may be integral with the upper cylindrical portion 26, and thistop plate has regularly spaced apertures 38. A damper 40 is rotatablymounted on the top plate 36 by a rivet 42 or the like and this damperhas apertures 44 which may be made to register with the apertures 38 byrotating the damper by means of the projecting handle 46, which extendsthrough an aperture 48 in the upper cylindrical portion 26.

The operation of this invention will be clearly understood from aconsideration of the foregoing description of mechanical detailsthroughout, taken in connection with the above recited objects anddrawings. In recapitulation, it may be noted that the circulation of aircan be controlled by shifting of the damper and that cooking utensils orother articles to be warmed can be placed on the top plate 36. Thecooking or warming can be controlled to a considerable extent bymanipulation of the damper 40. It will be clear that this device isparticularly useful to campers and others living in tents, trailers andthe like, such as sportsmen and engineers operating in remotelocalities. In this connecclaimed as new is:

tion it will be appreciated that the light weight and dual function ofthe lantern with this attachment is important. 7

Having described the invention, what is An attachment for a lantern,comprising a hollow sheet metal hood, supporting means on said hood, atop plate closing the upper end of the hood and having apertures, adamper rotatively mounted -on the top plate and having aperturesregistering with the apertures in the top plate when the damper is inone position, said hood having vertical wall structure and said meanscomprising brackets fixed on the inner surface of said wall structureand extending inwardly, a lantern having a lantern glass supportingframe, and a radially extending horizontal flange on said frame, saidbrackets resting on said flange to support the-hood axially "of andabove the frame.

' RANDOLPH WICKMAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 269,423 Jackson Dec. 19, 1882337,135 Dibble Mar; 2, 1886 491,827 Wenman Feb. 14,1893

1,171,372 Whikehart et a1 Feb. 8, 1916 FOREIGN PATENTS Number CountryDate 13,298 Great Britain of 1901 362,737 Germany Oct. 31, 1922

